summer

So, as I mentioned in my previous blog, I was fortunate enough to have been awarded a £400 scholarship from the University for my trip to Nepal. This was part of the Travel Scholarship, which occurs around January time every year. I know this is a while away, but whilst it’s fresh in my memory, […]

Every academic year, around January time, all undergraduate students in their Foundation, First or Second year at the University of Leicester are given the opportunity to apply for a Travel Scholarship. Through this, the University offers students money to contribute to a travel experience of their choice; providing it has a defined academic purpose in […]

The time has indeed come for my time as Leicester’s History blogger to end. As I am a graduate and therefore no longer actually doing History. Thanks so much for reading this over the last year; I’ve really appreciated and enjoyed all of it. If you want to go back through any of my […]

I have to be honest here; I wasn’t really looking forward to my graduation day. An unknown amount of hours, sat in a hall listening to speeches and watching hundreds of people I don’t know from one of the largest subjects at the university walk onstage for approximately three seconds each? All while wearing strange […]

Guys, after a lot of careful thought, I’ve decided it’s time for me to migrate. To a new blog. Because I’m graduating and everything. At the moment I’m uploading my travel diary from the month I spent travelling around Iceland, Norway, and Copenhagen. Here’s an extract, and if you like it you can check it […]

By my calculations I should be in Norway as you read this. If all has gone to plan, I am currently in a museum, about to eat something delicious having spent the day swimming in a bay. Catch up with me on my Instagram (jai7deo) for scenic-ness. But for now, a blog post in the […]

So after completing my entire degree last week, I’ve decided to leave Leicester for Iceland. Not permanently, that’s just where I’m going for a post-degree holiday before I enter the real world. My friend and I decided to backpack across the Nordic lands of Scotland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden for the whole of […]